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		<title>Trainwreck: Gass for dat Azz</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2010/01/26/trainwreck-gass-for-dat-azz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyle Gass: the man, the myth, the legend. Mr. Gass, of Tenacious D fame, indeed has another group that may have slipped by our radar: Trainwreck. Currently out on the the road, Glass, aka Klip Calhoun, was kind enough to answer some questions for Synthesis regarding the band’s new album, The Wreckoning, the joys of live performance, and the chances of him becoming my new dad.]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Birdman: New Moods</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2010/01/19/bobby-birdman-new-moods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something truly special about Rob Kieswetter’s, aka Bobby Birdman’s, current record New Moods...]]></description>
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		<title>Doomriders: Darkness Comes Alive</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2010/01/19/doomriders-darnkess-comes-alive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>some guy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every so often a band like Doomriders come along who properly represent old school hardcore while still adding a nice modern edge, keeping things fresh...]]></description>
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		<title>The English Beat</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2010/01/19/the-english-beat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It started 30 years ago in Margret Thatcher’s England. The Cold War, threats of nuclear destruction and skyrocketing unemployment were stagnating youths. Times were ripe for unrest...]]></description>
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		<title>Enter the Mind of Danny Cohen</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2010/01/10/enter-danny-cohen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://synthesis.net/?p=14308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...why haven’t you heard much about Danny Cohen? Well, because Danny doesn’t really care whether you pay attention to him or not. He plays intermittently, hype be damned. But it might be worth your while to check his latest release, The Fleas of a Thousand Dannys, which is held by many to be his finest solo work yet...]]></description>
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		<title>Pixies Live at The Fox</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2010/01/09/pixies-live-at-the-fox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you’ve heard of the Pixies? Arguably the most influential rock ‘n’ roll outfit of the last 20 some-odd years, contending only with Fugazi and Nirvana, it really doesn’t matter how you want to classify them...]]></description>
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		<title>Helms Alee: Northwest Ferocity</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2010/01/08/helms-alee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a foot already in the door because of Verellen’s previous band, Harkonen, Hydra Head was willing to put out Helms Alee’s first EP (Lionize/Truly) and highly praised first full-length Night Terror...]]></description>
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		<title>DEVO: Are We Still Not Men?</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2010/01/07/devo-are-we-still-not-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[...the reality is that DEVO, founded in 1972 by Mark Mothersbaugh, was a prominent group in the late-‘70s new-wave movement, endearing a legion of fans and inspiring minions of like-minded bands with electro/punk musings and a bizarre futuristic live act...]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Beasts: Two Dancers</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/23/wild-beasts-two-dancers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wild Beasts
Two Dancers
Domino
Wild Beasts are an ambient pop quartet hailing from the UK and this is their much-anticipated sophomore effort for domino Records. As a whole, Two Dancers flows nicely with a beautiful aesthetic full of melodic and dynamic continuity for any fan of bedtime-rock. The guys are admirably achieving new sonic territory compared to other rockers from across the pond (Oasis, Coldplay) and the single â€œHooting and Howlingâ€ is by far the stand-out track, as it's warm and melancholy but not without a sense of playful enthusiastic lyricism: â€œWe're [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anvil: This Is Thirteen</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/23/anvil-this-is-thirteen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anvil
This is Thirteen
Independent 
Anvil is a tenacious and long-lived Canadian metal band. This is Thirteen is their 13th release in 27 years of rocking out. Anvil pounds out power metal with full-force and few surprises. this band hasn't â€œgone soft,â€ and their sound hasn't â€œmatured.â€ their old-fashioned shredding is a testament to metal's immortality. â€œReady to Fightâ€ has a badass opening riff and is solid throughout, and â€œFlying Blindâ€ also hooks the listener from the start. Several of the album's 13 tracks sound like repetitive filler, but they're interspersed with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Get Up Kids: Something to Write Home About</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/18/the-get-up-kids-something-to-write-home-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Get Up Kids
Something to Write Home About
Vagrant
1999 sucked. Some trench coat-wearing winners shot up their high school. Woodstock was burnt down in a disgusting demonstration of oxymoronic violence. Brittney, Christina and the Backstreet Boys dominated the charts and it seemed that punk rock was taking the rest of the decade off. Ten years later, The Get Up Kids have decided to remind you that emo and punk were very much alive by reissuing their debut effort for Vagrant Records as a 10th anniversary CD/DVD celebration. Something to Write Home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chad Smith&#8217;s Bombastic Meatbats: Meet the Meatbats</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats
Meet the Meatbats
Warrior
The Meatbats provide Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith with another side project besides looking eerily like Will Ferrell. The band's sense of humor is evident in both the quirky song titles and playful riffs and rhythms. The Meatbats' music highlights lefty guitarist Jeff Kollman, who employs a variety of guitar tones, with changing and adapting riffs. Ed Roth's tinkling keys serve as a modest counterpart to Kollman's guitar: providing an atmosphere for the guitar to drizzle notes against. The funky instrumentalism of â€œTops Offâ€ is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chali 2na: Fish Outta Water</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/17/chali-2na-fish-outta-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chali 2na
Fish Outta Water
Decon
For those of you saddened by the break-up of Jurassic 5, you can rejoice because Chali 2na has re-emerged with his debut solo album, and it's easily as good as any of his former group's records. Chali 2na, the â€œfriendly neighborhood baritone,â€ is perhaps the most recognizable voice of J5, and on his debut he largely plays to his strengths. On â€œComin' Thruâ€ Chali bounces between singing and rapping over a guitar-based funk beat reminiscent of classic J5. The album makes a slight misstep with â€œSo Crazy,â€ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dethklok, &#8220;Dethalbum II &#8220;</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/16/dethklok-dethalbum-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dethklok 
Dethalbum II
Williams Street
Anyone who has witnessed Adult Swim's mature cartoon series Metalocalypse should know that the show is amusing, unique, and deserves the attention it's received based on originality alone. Series co-creator and death metal guru Brendon Small has brought forth another filthy soundtrack for the second season installment of the show. Alongside Small is skin-pummeling extraordinaire Gene Hoglan, who has also utilized his talents with metal acts Dark Angel, Death, Testament and Fear Factory to name a few. Together the duo of Small and Hoglan have combined forces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finn Riggins Vs. Wilderness</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/16/finn-riggins-vs-wilderness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finn Riggins
Vs. Wilderness
Tender Loving Empire
Every so often, an experimental band pierces through the mix of noise, ambience and self-indulgent repetitive instrumentals. Finn Riggins does exactly this. The Idaho-based trio has created their third album for Tender Loving Empire, and it kicks the asses of indie rockers that thought they had it all figured out. Rich with vocal harmonies, multi-meter grooves and even a rocking steal drum lead, Vs. Wilderness is well worth the purchase. The album has a dynamic unlike many as Riggins change from heavy to soft while maintaining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children, &#8220;Hard Times Hanging At The End Of The World&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/16/children-hard-times-hanging-at-the-end-of-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children
Hard Times Hanging At The End Of The World
Kemado
Someone throw a guitar through a fucking ampâ€” Children are smashing it up! Ripped up guitar riffs and adrenaline pumping solos make for one of the best metal bands in our day. Iron Maiden immediately came to mind right off the bat with the fresh and clean yet balls-to-the-wall style of the first track, â€œAdvanced Mind Control,â€ and God we've been without fresh talent with that kind of sound for too damn long. Then there's the haunting classical guitar cut, â€œH.T.H.A.T.E.O.T.W,â€ that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Intelligence, &#8220;Fake Surfers&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/15/the-intelligence-fake-surfers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Intelligence
Fake Surfers
In the Red
Fake Surfers, the fourth LP from Lars Finberg's The Intelligence, is a step back from their overloaded sharp distortion tendencies, but not without leaving a smidge in just for flavor. This album is crunchy, groovy and filled with â€˜60s pop spunk, especially with the  bass line in â€œWarm Transfers.â€ My fave, "Moody Tower," is a rocked out swingin' trip with a melody any go-go dancer could get down with. Then Lars gets out a bit of angst with his drummer's other band, Eat Skull, in â€œFuck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nurses, &#8220;Apple&#8217;s Acre&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/14/nurses-apples-acre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nurses
Apple's Acre
Dead Oceans
Portland, Oregon's Nurses have drawn up an admirable plan of attack for their Dead Oceans debut, Apple's Acre. Album opener "Technicolor" follows many formulas in which successful hipsters and indie bands bordering legitimate stature adhere toâ€”glossy keyboards, swirling synthesizer effects and minimal drumming with three-part reverb laden (of course) vocal harmonies that are both well-done and highly dramatized. Songs like "Mile After Mile" and "Man At Arms" are very reminiscent of The Shins Oh, Inverted World or any Band of Horses material, making these tracks undeniably captivating, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blink-182 with Weezer</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/11/blink-182-with-weezer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Seals</dc:creator>
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That's right, Blink-182 with Weezer
Saturday 9/12 at 6:30pm 
Sleeptrain Amphitheatre in Wheatland. Go to Livenation.com for tickets



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		<title>Tenacious D at Outside Lands by Pamela Faith Morgan</title>
		<link>http://synthesis.net/2009/09/10/13878/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Jack Black makes playing barre chords look so, so easy. Hopefully he takes some lessons before he bursts his temple vein.

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